The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 571 Not Every Apology Is Enough

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The moment the name “Abraham” was mentioned, the crowd that had gathered nearby collectively gasped.

Many of them had only come to check out the commotion, but the second they realized someone from the Dawson family was involved, they knew better than to speak casually.

Now that they’d heard what the two women had actually said, they couldn’t believe how reckless they were.

Sure enough, Marie’s gaze turned even darker after hearing Stella’s words.

The woman trembled under Marie’s glare. “Ms. Marie, we… we really know we were wrong. We really do. We’re so sorry. So, so sorry.”

She kept repeating it over and over.

But Marie didn’t look at her–she looked at Stella instead. “Stella.”

Stella’s face was cold and unreadable. She clearly wasn’t buying their apology.

And how could she?

If it had been some other slander, maybe she would’ve let it slide. But when it came to the Dawson family, she had zero tolerance.

When Abraham and Abel arrived, they heard Stella say, “Not every mistake can be erased with a simple sorry.”

Her voice was chilly, dangerous. She went on, “We’re all adults here. Some mistakes come with consequences.”

To Stella, the Dawson family and the Luke family were sacred ground.

Anyone who dared cross that line–she wasn’t going to let it slide.

“Tie a rope long enough and it can still be knotted. But a tongue? Guess it’s too slippery to tie, huh? If you had the guts to run your mouth, then why not have the guts to stand by it?”

A mocking voice rose from the crowd.

The two women turned toward it, shooting daggers with their eyes.

Stella and Marie followed their gaze-

And the moment Stella saw who it was, she froze.

It was Rebecca.

that of a Falvarian man, staring down the two gossips with contempt. “What, still playing tough? Guess you weren’t all that sincere about apologizing, were

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sincere“-made their faces

family,

Stella’s eyes and offered

curved faintly

lady was right. You weren’t really sorry after all. In that

Marie, we really were!”

person, don’t drag

tried to

“I’m not the one you should

Not her?

the two women felt something bitter rising

just an adopted daughter–at least, that’s what they’d thought. They figured she’d

up with Abraham–the very man who

most powerful woman in all of

used to look down on… the one they’d been waiting to see fall

Now-

them hesitate and immediately understood what was going on in

forward and kicked one of them hard. The sudden pain snapped them out of

and apologized. “Ms. Stella, we’re so sorry. Truly,

eyes glinted coldly. “I don’t think I’m worthy of

had mocked her for being nothing

her, she might’ve let it go. But they had dragged her

into it.

gave the woman a

“N–No… of course you

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